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Give us the option to opt out of playing against new accounts
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Oct 15, 2024
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So, a real account would have to wait a few days before playing online if everyone does this?
David_Mary wrote:
You have the option. It's called abort.
I primarily play bullet. This is not a real solution for me to lose time checking every single players profile before I play.
SacrifycedStoat wrote:
So, a real account would have to wait a few days before playing online if everyone does this?
Everyone wouldn't do this, especially not at an ELO that a genuinely new player would be playing at - 1200 and below.
You can do this already in daily chess. Just play that if it's such a big deal to you.
Oct 16, 2024
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Suggesting daily instead to a bullet player is like suggesting tai chi to a boxer.
V_Awful_Chess wrote:
You can do this already in daily chess. Just play that if it's such a big deal to you.
This is a big deal to not just me, but many players. In fact this issue more than likely has impacted you at one point or another, whether you realize it or not.
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I think this is a relevant time for a "chess lesson". There are many "chess lessons" to be learned on the chess board that are metaphors for your very life. I can point out innumerable parallels between chess and life, and when we learn these lessons on the chess board, we can apply them to our lives. This makes us better chess players, and better people. Here are some of the lessons we are all supposed to learn while we're on the journey called "Chess":
It doesn't matter if you're black or white. Play well, and anyone can win.
The pieces work better TOGETHER.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Never give up.
And the most important lesson that we are supposed to learn on the chess board?
It's just a game.
It's just a game, man. Relax.
letmepicyou wrote:
I think this is a relevant time for a "chess lesson". There are many "chess lessons" to be learned on the chess board that are metaphors for your very life. I can point out innumerable parallels between chess and life, and when we learn these lessons on the chess board, we can apply them to our lives. This makes us better chess players, and better people. Here are some of the lessons we are all supposed to learn while we're on the journey called "Chess":
It doesn't matter if you're black or white. Play well, and anyone can win.
The pieces work better TOGETHER.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Never give up.
And the most important lesson that we are supposed to learn on the chess board?
It's just a game.
It's just a game, man. Relax.
? So because it's "just a game" that means there are no valid complaints to be made about how this site runs said game? Chess is a hobby for me, and because it's "just a game" I'd like for the time I spend playing it to be fun, because games are for fun right? Well it sure isn't fun playing against new accounts that are blatantly smurfs/cheating.
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pussonthechessboard wrote:
letmepicyou wrote:
I think this is a relevant time for a "chess lesson". There are many "chess lessons" to be learned on the chess board that are metaphors for your very life. I can point out innumerable parallels between chess and life, and when we learn these lessons on the chess board, we can apply them to our lives. This makes us better chess players, and better people. Here are some of the lessons we are all supposed to learn while we're on the journey called "Chess":
It doesn't matter if you're black or white. Play well, and anyone can win.
The pieces work better TOGETHER.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Never give up.
And the most important lesson that we are supposed to learn on the chess board?
It's just a game.
It's just a game, man. Relax.
? So because it's "just a game" that means there are no valid complaints to be made about how this site runs said game? Chess is a hobby for me, and because it's "just a game" I'd like for the time I spend playing it to be fun, because games are for fun right? Well it sure isn't fun playing against new accounts that are blatantly smurfs/cheating.
I didn't say that because of this there are no valid complaints. That's a bit of a straw man. What I'm kind of obviously saying, is to not get worked up about it. Cheaters cheat. That's what they do. It's just a game. You move on with life. Your choice about letting it ruin your game...day...life...whatever...is just that. A choice. Click - report - move on. There is so much more to put energy into. The good games you have, just as a for instance.
Very accurate, but not sure they have a solution.
New accounts are more often than not, cheaters or smurfs. Both are an incredibly frustrating experience. Pretty much everytime I play, I run into this exact experience. Playing against an account made "1 hour ago" is almost unilaterally a very negative experience.
How is this not considered a bigger issue. In other competitive games, there are significantly more barriers to entry?
In League of legends you need to be level 30 before playing ranked, which equates to roughly about ~100 hours of gameplay. In Dota 2 you need 100 hours of unrated gameplay and a verififed phone number. Smurfing is a bannable offense in Dota with both your smurf and main accounts being banned when caught.
In this game, I can boot up a new account start cheating right away or terrorizing ratings where I do not belong instantly. Mind you, you can close your own account before you get caught cheating. This leads to way too many low quality games.